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"The Excellent 11"
READ MORE ABOUT THIS ITEM Teachers have tremendous power to shape their students -- I can still remember my teachers from elementary school, and the impact some of them had on my life. It's a shame that some of today's learning environments are not as patient, nor as tolerant as they should be. The book, "The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children" is a book that all parents and teachers should read, and should be used as a guide in all classrooms.

This book was written by Ron Clark, who previously wrote "The Excellent 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child." Ron won Disney's Teacher of the Year in 2001, and if you haven't been one of his students, I'm sure this book will help explain why he was chosen. As soon as I began reading this book, I knew it was something special. Ron institutes ideas and behaviors in his classrooms that he admits he first learned from his parents. He has written this book as if he were speaking to a close friend -- from his own experiences to his students' experiences...he shares all the wonderful and necessary qualities that it takes for a parent and teacher to help children believe that they can be the best they can be. He sites specific examples of his teachings -- when they worked and when they didn't. He also describes what he could have done to improve on his own behavior. Providing his students with positive outlooks on life and feelings of self-worth and confidence are qualities that all teachers of children should strive to achieve.

MyParenTime.com highly recommends this book to all parents and teachers -- it's hard to put this book down! You'll feel inspired, encouraged, and learn that it really isn't that hard to pass on these positive qualities to your children. I can remember a few teachers in my past that provided me with these positive experiences, and can only dream that my child's future teachers possess many of these qualities as well.

~My ParenTime August 2004

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